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Hundreds

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A division of 100 persons. Moses appointed leaders of hundreds to assist him in rendering legal decisions (Exodus 18:21 ,Exodus 18:21,18:25 ). In Numbers 31:14 leaders of hundreds are commanders of forces of 100 men each. The Philistine ( 1 Samuel 29:2 ) and the Romans (see Centurion ) also made use of divisions of 100. The seating of the crowd in groups of hundreds in Mark 6:40 is perhaps meant to recall Israel's wilderness division.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Hundreds'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​h/hundreds.html. 1991.
 
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